The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1183 Damian: I'm rich
Ban 23's attitude was not beyond the Supreme Ninja's expectations; rather, he didn't care about Ban's attitude at all.

His role was simply to attract the attention of Class 23. Although it was risky for him, as the mastermind, to directly participate in the operation, someone who had a history of unpleasant experiences was obviously more likely to attract the attention of the other party than those casual fans.

At least that's what the Supreme Ninja thought. What he didn't know was that Class 23 was actually quite simple-minded, and if a group of people were to pretend to be fans, they could easily control him.

This can only be attributed to the different upbringing and experiences of the two individuals. Class 23, who has always played on easy difficulty, doesn't have many tricks up his sleeve.

The cautious Supreme Ninja began to try to strike up a conversation with Class 23. The latter was not really interested in talking to him, but his good celebrity manners still made him respond to him in a perfunctory manner.

To outsiders, the situation appears to be a rift between Ninja Master and Class 23, but the former has been trying to mend the rift, while the latter seems petty and indifferent.

However, this was not actually the case. The Supreme Ninja had been talking for a long time without getting to the point. His tone sounded sincere, but it was all just nonsense.

If he encountered a slightly more gentle person, they might take the initiative to make up because of his tone. However, Ban 23 is a proud child who has been spoiled by the city for a long time. He would never take the initiative to lower his head and apologize to someone he doesn't like.

This prevented their relationship from progressing further, and Ban 23, who was constantly being pulled in different directions, became increasingly irritable. He was completely unaware that there was a passerby behind him who was secretly stroking the blade of the greatsword with his hand from a distance.

With a barely perceptible green light, the passerby, having accomplished something, pretended to be pushed aside by those around him and gradually left the center of the crowd. Throughout the entire process, no one noticed his actions except for the Supreme Ninja who knew everything.

Pretending to casually glance at the crowd and not seeing any of his subordinates, the Supreme Ninja pretended to be embarrassed by Ban 23's attitude, apologized, and left on his own initiative.

This caused the uninformed public to have a lower opinion of Class 23, since the Supreme Ninja was their prince compared to the newcomers.

Although the Supreme Ninja is a gloomy serpent whose mind is filled with thoughts of overthrowing his father to inherit the throne and then conquering the multiverse with the staff.

However, he could be considered a ruthless and patient leader who knew how to put on a human face in front of his father and the people.

Therefore, even if the Supreme Ninja's reputation in other universes is not good, at least in his own world he is still a prince with a good reputation. This is actually a side effect of his father, the Supreme Daimyo. The Supreme Ninja doesn't need to do anything to have a good reputation.

Out of concern for their prince, the audience that had been surrounding Four-Handed Tyrant because of his performance gradually dispersed. At first, Ban 23 was a little bothered, since it was the first time he had been ignored by the audience.

However, he quickly calmed himself down. Ban23 figured he wouldn't be staying in this universe for long anyway, so it didn't matter if he didn't develop any real fans.

"What a bunch of tasteless bastards," Ban23 muttered under his breath. "I'll just treat this as a vacation. Next time, no matter how much that Supreme Lord begs me, I won't come."

Having made up his mind, Ban23 carried his greatsword and headed out of the arena. Calculating the time, it would be afternoon in an hour or two, so he decided to first find some officials to have lunch with, then wander around the area before participating in the competition at the appointed time.

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Time flew by, and before long, it was time for the afternoon competition. All twelve contestants, each holding their chosen weapons provided by the organizers, stood in the center of the arena.

Unlike Ban 23, Damian left some time earlier, so he went home first to discuss tactics with Cassandra.

Just like Wang Yuyan from the American comics, Cassandra, relying on her top-notch fighting talent, saw through the moves and weaknesses of all the fighters in just one match. After explaining these weaknesses to Damian, and after a whole afternoon of rote memorization, he now had a certain degree of confidence that he could gain an advantage in battles against everyone.

The same applies to Ban 23. Although the fighting style of the Little Broken Watch changes with each alien hero, Ban 23's fighting characteristics directly cover all alien heroes.

He was incredibly reckless. Just like Darius with Ghost activated, he'll come back on his own without you having to chase him.

If Damian can exploit this weakness, he will have a fighting chance.

Damian, mindful of Cassandra's teachings, stood in the arena, concentrating intently. He didn't hear a word of the Supreme Name's pre-match speech, only the last word, "begin."

Just like in the previous competition, the bricks under the feet of all the contestants started moving again, then floated into the sky and paired up the contestants.

Fortunately, Damian's opponent was not Ban 23 or Miyamoto Usagi, but the rhinoceros with the broken horn.

Damian's expression turned somewhat strange for a moment when he saw the other person, but he quickly recovered.

Players do collect information from each other, but because the competition is so short, it's very difficult to obtain information about new players, except for some veteran players who participate regularly.

Aside from two people, one is the very high-profile Class 23, and the other is the rhinoceros with the broken horn in front of us. There isn't much information about him except for one thing: he is extremely greedy.

After all, no other player besides him would openly bet on himself to win in off-field betting, and bet such a large sum of money at once.

Because of this, Yang Le gave Damian some advice: if he encountered a rhinoceros that had broken off relations during the competition, he could try to win using methods other than force.

The former did not specify which method it was, but Damian had an idea in mind.

“Hey kid!” shouted the broken-horned rhinoceros, Denasuk. “If you don’t want to get hurt, I advise you to surrender now and not waste my time. You know, time is money. If you waste my time, you’re blocking my way from making money.”

Hearing Denasuk's words, Damian became even more certain that his idea would work, so he drew his katana and charged straight toward Denasuk.

Denasuk hadn't expected his opponent to be so reckless, but he wasn't afraid of a contest of strength with a toddler, so he immediately drew his sword and charged forward.

Who knew that Damian would change tactics during the charge, sliding in and throwing out a smoke grenade he had hidden beforehand, the thick black smoke instantly engulfing the two of them.

Denasuk cursed the trouble in his heart and was about to pull away from the smoke when he heard Damian's eerie voice coming from beside him.

"Admit defeat, and I'll give you a huge sum of money."

(End of this chapter)